336: Eunjo Park

Eunjo Park doesn’t necessarily need kimbap, but kimbap most certainly needs her—or fans of kimbap need her, at least. When Eunjo, a veteran of Per Se and the three-Michelin-starred Gaon in Seoul, was opening the first Momofuku restaurant to explicitly focus on Korean food, Momofuku Kāwi, located on the far west side of New York in Hudson Yards, one of the very first dishes she and her boss, David Chang, wanted to focus on was kimbap. And focus she did, which we talk about on this great episode. We also talk about her amazing career, and how she is thinking deeply about modern Korean cooking. We love Eunjo and hope you enjoy this talk. Do you enjoy This Is TASTE? Drop us a review on Apple, or star us on Spotify. We’d love to hear from you MORE FROM EUNJO PARK: BLT Kimbap [YouTube] One of Momofuku’s Top Chefs Is Leaving the Restaurant Group [Eater] Pre-order: Koreaworld: A Cookbook [Now Serving] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices